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PICASSO EROTIQUE
Written by Jean Clair; et al. Illustrated by Pablo Picasso.
Stock no. 1829059
Published by Prestel. 1st 2001. Nearly fine condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

The works in the book include erotic drawings both formal and informal, sketches on the back of notebooks and from private collections, and occasionally paintings and sculptures. Essays by an international team of scholars analyse the primal notion of desire in Picasso's work as well as his relation to voyeurism and exhibitionism, and his understanding of the roles of artist and model. Edited by Jean Clair. Exhibition catalogue. Large format. Red cloth boards, gilt title to spine. Colour & b/w sketches and drawings. 365 pages. ISBN: 3791325612. A lovely copy. Red dustwrapper is lightly scuffed and lightly edge-worn across top.

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ART NOUVEAU: AN ARCHITECTURAL INDULGENCE (NEW ARCHITECTURE 6)
Written by Andrea Papadakis; et al.
Stock no. 1829057
Published by Andreas Papadakis Publisher. 2000. Slightly better than very good condition.

Edited by Andreas Papadakis. The series of movements that formed Art Nouveau are introduced by Victor Awas, a leading international expert on the period and described in a series of essays by specialists from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour & b/w illustrations throughout. 136 pages. ISBN: 1901092348. Front and rear joint pulled from front & rear endpaper due to glue of spine drying out. Contents still tight. Name and date in ink to top of front endpaper (also half-title page). Otherwise a lovely, clean copy.

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THE ATLAS OF EUROPEAN MAMMALS
Written by A.J. Mitchell-Jones; G. Amori; et al.
Stock no. 1829007
Published by T. & A.D. Poyser. 1st 1999. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Large format. Brown cloth boards, gilt title to spine. B/w illustrations. Distribution maps. xi and 484 pages including index. ISBN: 0856611301. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean. White pictorial dustwrapper is faded to spine, a little grubby, top edge has small tear to rear panel, 1.5" closed tear (no loss) to lower front corner.

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MICHAEL BOND'S BOOK OF BEARS
Written by Michael Bond; Jane Hissey; Enid Blyton; Arnold Lobel; et al. Illustrated by Bridget Dowty; Jan Brychta; Maurice Sendak; Meg Rutherford; et al..
Stock no. 1328672
Published by Michael O'Mara books Limited. 1st 1992. Almost very good condition.

Light blue pictorial glazed boards with Paddington featuring. Colour illustrations throughout. 173 pages. ISBN: 1854791117. Spine and corners bumped and worn. Light vertical crease to centre of spine. Front free-endpaper is creased. Some grubby marks to page margins and textblock.

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ATLAS OF FERNS OF THE BRITISH ISLES
Written by A.C. Jermy; H.R. Arnold; et al.
Stock no. 1828965
Published by Botanical Society Of The British Isles; British Pteridological Society. 1st 1978. Very good condition.

Large format. Yellow cardwraps. B/w distribution maps. 101 pages. ISBN: 0901158011. Covers grubby and lightly worn to corners, small split to base of spine. Text block lightly browned. Contents clean.

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FLORIDA WETLAND PLANTS: AN IDENTIFICATION MANUAL
Written by John D. Tobe; Kathy Craddock Burks; et al.
Stock no. 1828960
Published by University Of Florida. 1st 1998. Almost very good condition.

A definitive work, covering a majority of the plant species found in the Florida Wetland Delineation Methodology, 1994. Completely revised and rewritten update to the Identification Manual for Wetland Plant Species of Florida, published in 1972. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour photos & b/w drawings. x and 598 pages including index. ISBN: 0916287270. Base of spine bashed but contents unharmed. Small split to top front edge of spine. Spine is slightly twisted. Text block slightly grubby. Contents clean.

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BLACKIE'S LITTLE ONES' ANNUAL 1923
Written by Agnes Grozier Herbertson; Natalie Joan; Nina K. Brisley; Ethel Talbot; Alice Talwin Morris; et al. Illustrated by Mabel Lucie Attwell; Honor C. Appleton; Rosa C. Petherick; Frank Hart; Grace Lodge; et al..
Stock no. 1328618
Published by Blackie & Son Ltd.. 1923. Very good condition.

Cream cloth spine with black title. Front cover shows children feeding the birds. First story is 'The New Ball Goes to See'. Spine slightly bumped and rubbed. Corners slightly worn. Name and date in ink in belongs to box. Endpapers are very lightly browned. Some light foxing to textblock. A nice copy.

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ECOLOGICAL FLORA OF THE SHROPSHIRE REGION
Written by C.A. Sinker; J.R. Packham; et al. Illustrated by Anne Gilbert; Lindsay Brown.
Stock no. 1828929
Published by Shropshire Trust For Nature Conservation. 1st 1985. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

This book ranges beyond the county boundary to include interesting and important parts of neighbouring counties, especially on the Welsh side. Large format. Dark orange cloth boards, gilt titles. Colour & b/w illustrations. One acetate overlay included. xvi and 344 pages including index. ISBN: 095086370X. Heavy bump to lower rear edge of spine but not affecting contents. Acetate overlay is present. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly edge-creased.

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BORIS'S BUS: THE MAYOR'S NEW ROUTEMASTER
Written by John Aldridge; Gavin Booth; et al.
Stock no. 1828905
Published by Capital Transport. 2nd 2015. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

Second and enlarged edition. The New Bus for London launched to the press towards the end of 2011 was generally well received. It was a bold new design that was the end product of a process that began when Boris Johnson promised a new Routemaster if he became mayor of London in 2008. He did, and this book is the story of how that pledge was developed into a bus during the first four years of his time as mayor and the further developments during his second and final term. Large format. Matt white pictorial boards. Colour photos. 208 pages, Light rubbing to top & tail of spine. Contents clean. Pictorial dustwrapper is lightly scuffed.

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CHEPSTOW ANNUAL, 1948
Written by Ivor Waters; et al.
Stock no. 1828862
Published by Ivor Waters. 1948. Very good condition.

Published for Chepstow Labour Party. Pictorial paperwraps. Staple-binding. B/w illustrations. Not paginated. Covers just a little grubby and creased. Lower corner of contents creased. Contents lightly browned else generally clean, perhaps a couple of age related spots to margins. An interesting item.

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RAILWAYS OF SUNDERLAND
Written by Neil T. Sinclair; et al.
Stock no. 1828844
Published by Tyne And Wear Museums. 2nd 1986. Very good condition.

Second revised edition. Slightly oblong format. Staple bound card wraps with orange title to front. B/w photos. 84 pages. ISBN: 090597428X. Orange titles to front cover partially faded. Inscription in ink to inside front cover. Name & date in ink to half-title page. Contents clean.

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SILVER JACKANORY
Written by Joan Aiken; Helen Cresswell; Dick King-Smith; Tony Robinson; et al. Illustrated by Quentin Blake; et al..
Stock no. 1328375
Published by BBC Books. 1st 1991. Slightly better than very good condition in a slightly better than very good dustwrapper.

To mark the 25th birthday of BBC TV's Jackanory a group of well-known writers were asked to write a story on the theme of silver... Blue boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 2 stories illustrated by Blake. ISBN: 0563361719. Minimal bumping to spine.

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